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KILLED IN A PRINTING OFFICE.

RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 21.--C. Leon Trueman was killed this morning by falling with an elevator in W.E. Jones's printing office. He got on with a form of type, the rope broke, and the elevator car fell about 75 feet crushing Trueman's skull. He was a brother of W. Cabell Trueman, editor and owner of the Critic newspaper. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on February 22, 1889, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: KILLED IN A PRINTING OFFICE. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe